What a blatantly fraudulent e-mail

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From: New Mexico Lottery <capcrp3@bellsouth.net>
Date: Feb 1, 2007 2:04 PM
Subject: Notification Mail
To: info@lottery.com.mx

New Mexico Lottery Headquarters:
Palais Des Nations,
109 Geneva 14,
Switzerland

WINNING INFORMATION:

The members and sponsors happily announce to you the draw of the New Mexico Lottery programs held on the 31st January 2007 in Melbourne, Australia. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 2247887653 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and companies.

The Lottery teams up with local companies and media partners to promote Lottery products, and informs citizens on where the proceeds from Lottery ticket sales go.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,000,000 EURO(ONE MILLION EURO) in cash. This is from a total cash prize of FIFTY THREE MILLION EURO,shared  amongst the first hundred (53) lucky winners in this category.

A statewide focus is taken on most large promotions, and the Lottery works with local companies, such as Pepsi and IBM, in "co-promotional" partnerships. These partnerships help each company introduce new products to customers.

This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.

In view of this, your 1,000,000 EURO(ONE MILLION EURO) would be released to you by our Security firm. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary/Claims Agent:

Name: Mr Paterson Lasely
Email: newmexicoclaimsdept@yahoo.com.mx

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact Mr Paterson Lasely with followings details below:

1. Your full names,telephone, contact address
2. quote your Ticket number in any correspondences with us or our designated agent. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

The  Lottery is strongly committed to maintaining the privacy of personal information that is gathered from the use of its web site and web services.

 

The following statement discloses the Lottery's privacy policy and its information gathering/dissemination practices.

The Lottery will not release personal information to third parties except where it is already provided by law. Depending on the specific nature of the service, information may be shared with other state agencies as stated in the  Open Records Act.

This statute allows for the exchange of public records or sharing of information between public agencies when the exchange is serving a legitimate governmental need or is necessary in the performance of a legitimate government function.

E-mail addresses or other information that is obtained as a result of interacting with the Colorado Lottery web site will be used for the benefit of the Lottery and will not be sold to third party companies except as required by the  Open Records Act.

The  Lottery will not share personal information with any private party, except as required by the  Open Records Act.

Sincerely,
Caroline Bryan
(Zonal Coordinator)

NB.
please contact our fiduciary/Claims Agent:
Name: Mr Paterson Lasely
Email: newmexicoclaimsdept@yahoo.com.mx